EXAM WITH COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A. |
2024 UPDATE
What does O-P-Q-R-S-T stand for? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Onset
Provocation
Quality
Radiation
Severity
Time
Tachycardia is when the heart beats faster than... - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > 100 bpm
Which artery do we palpate for an unconscious adult patient? -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Carotid
Which artery do we palpate for an unconscious infant? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Brachial
,Normal Respiratory rate in an adult is? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer
> 12-20
During an assessment you notice that your patient has slight
chest motion during breathing efforts. What is the breathing
pattern? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Shallow
What is the term used to describe bluish nail beds or bluish
lips? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Cyanotic
What is the term used for yellowish pigment color? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Jaundice
Normal cap refill is... - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > <2 seconds
You are transporting a patient who has an adequate airway.
You have determined this by noticing... - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer
> The patient is answering you in complete sentences
, The most effective way to check the adequacy of your
ventilations is... - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Looking for chest rise
and fall with each assisted breath
A 26-year old patient has been ejected from a car after it rolled
several times in the median of the interstate. As you preform
the primary assessment, you find him prone and unresponsive.
Your immediate action is to: - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Maintain
c spine immobilization and turn him supine
One of the key assessments in evaluating a patient is the
Glasgow Coma Scale (or score), which evaluates the patient's
neurological status. What three things are assessed in the
Glasgow Coma Score? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Eye opening,
Verbal response, Motor response
How high should you inflate the Sphygmomanometer when
obtaining a standard blood pressure? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Inflate cuff 20mmHg beyond the point where you no longer
hear pulsation
How high should you inflate the Sphygmomanometer when
obtaining a Blood Pressure by palpation? - ✔✔✔ Correct